Totnes School of Guitar Making, South Devon, England, UK Totnes School of Guitar Making, South Devon, England, UK Totnes School of Guitar Making, South Devon, England, UK
Guitar making course, Totnes, Devon

Course photos: September 2010

Instrument details: Dave Gilberd - Steel string acoustic guitar

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Dave is fitting a decorative central strip along the back join and is routing the slot for it.

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The strip is glued in using animal glue.

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The soundhole decoration is fitted and a slot for a tailpiece insert cut in the mahogany front.

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The front is braced and Dave shaping the braces.

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The blocked-up neck is planed for the fingerboard gluing surface and headstock angle.

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Bending the mahogany sides.

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Here Dave is checking the line of the sides in preparation for gluing the back.

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The back is glued on using go-bars.

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Final preparation for finishing.

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Grain filler is applied before the lacquer.

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The first coat is then applied.

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The lacquer must then be flattened prior to polishing.

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Course photos: September 2010

Totnes School of Guitarmaking  Collins Road, Totnes, Devon, England, TQ9 5PJ  Phone: +44 (0)1803 865255
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